September 26, 2007, Wednesday

Cork, which long ago found its way from bottle stoppers to floor tiles, has now morphed into a material that can be used to upholster furniture or to cover walls. The Tessuto in Sughero line, made in Italy, consists of a thin layer of cork glued to...

January 26, 2006, Thursday

This is a land that has seen its enemy, and he drinks red wine from a screwcap bottle. For this is cork country. Silvery green cork oaks dot the dry, straw-colored landscape. Factories for trimming, boiling and binding cork into bundles surround...